FSS:GLCb2026 Africas Contemporary Security - Informace o předmětu

GLCb2026 Africas Contemporary Security Challenges

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Vyučující

Mgr. Lucie Konečná, Ph.D. (přednášející)

Garance

Mgr. Lucie Konečná, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií

Rozvrh

St 21. 2. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 28. 2. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 6. 3. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 13. 3. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 20. 3. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 27. 3. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 3. 4. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 10. 4. 16:00–17:40 U42, St 17. 4. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 24. 4. 16:00–17:40 PC25, St 15. 5. 16:00–17:40 PC25

Omezení zápisu do předmětu

Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.

Mateřské obory/plány

předmět má 30 mateřských oborů, zobrazit

Cíle předmětu

This course focuses on several major themes of contemporary African security. The aim is to acquaint students with the various security problems that currently threaten this continent. This includes threats such as terrorism, piracy conflicts, migration, etc. Individual threats are presented to students based on an academic theoretical framework and supplemented with specific data and case studies from recent years. It is organized in a lecture format and requires that students read assigned materials.

Výstupy z učení

- Familiarise themselves with the central concepts in security studies
- Develop critical assessment skills regarding various approaches to the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of security concepts and policies
- Gain the ability to present and critique competing scholarly arguments as well as engage with the academic and non-academic literature on security issues in Africa
- Transferable skills gained/developed: identifying, locating, and organising relevant source materials, self-management, problem solving, analytical thinking

Osnova

• Lecture 1: Introduction to the course Lecture 2: Conflicts in Africa Lecture 3: Terrorism in Africa Lecture 4: Organised Crime Lecture 5: Migration and Influx of Refugees Lecture 6: HIV/AIDS and Female Security Lecture 7. Weakening and Failing of the State Lecture 8. Urbanization and Land Issues Lecture 9: Food and Water Security Lecture 10: Piracy Lecture 11: Students' Presentations. Lecture 12: Students' Presentations. Lecture 13: Students' Presentations.

Literatura

• • Swain, Ashok. Understanding Emerging Security Challenges Threats and Opportunities. Routledge (2013). • Emerson, Stephen and Hussein, Solomon. African security in the twenty-first century Challenges and opportunities. Manchester University Press. (2018
• Routledge handbook of environmental conflict and peacebuilding. Edited by Ashok Swain - Joakim Öjendal. First published. New York: Earthscan from Routledge, 2018, xxii, 339. ISBN 9780367521523. info
• When states failcauses and consequences. Edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2003, 348 s. ISBN 9781400835799. info

Výukové metody

Lectures, class discussion, reading compulsory literature

Metody hodnocení

Each student will prepare a presentation. The topic is chosen by the students themselves, but they should do a detailed case study of one African country (their choice) in which they will focus on one specific security problem such as terrorism, internal conflict, influx of refugees, piracy, etc. The presentation itself should take approximately 20 minutes and will take place in the last three classes of the course. Assignment of students to dates will be made at the end of March and the schedule will be uploaded to the information system. The presentation will be graded 0-20 points. The final exam will be in the form of a written test, which will absorb the assigned literature and lecture materials. A total of 40 points can be obtained from the final exam. A 60 – 56 points B 55 – 51 points C 50 – 46 points D 45 – 41 points E 40 – 36 points F 35 and below

Vyučovací jazyk

Angličtina

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